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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 15, 
HANDLING BALKY HORSES. 
On page 729 is an article on “How to 
Handle a Balky Mare,” in which a 
“chain bit and pulley” are mentioned. I 
like the article and the tone of it, but 
fail to understand the bit and pulley 
mentioned. I would like to see it ex¬ 
plained and how to use it. c. N. c. 
New’ York. 
The chain bit and pulley was not an 
invention of mine, and I cannot recall 
just now who suggested its use in The 
It. N.-Y. We all ought to preserve the 
papers complete, for there are so many 
times that we would be glad if we could 
look up something that we remember 
having read, and which w’as of no par¬ 
ticular interest at the time, but which 
would be of much value if we could re¬ 
call it later. 
I had my bit made by a blacksmith 
by using a piece of old twisted-link cattle 
chain about eight inches long and simply 
welding a two-inch ring in each end. 
Then I secured a small single pulley that 
would carry a three-eighths-inch rope, and 
tied it to the right hand ring of the bit 
with a piece of the rope just long enough 
so that when the bit was in the horse’s 
mouth, the rope would reach up over his 
head and let the pulley hang just be¬ 
neath his left ear. Then I took the long 
three-eighths-inch rope that I was to han¬ 
dle him with, and passed it through the 
other ring of the bit, up through the 
pulley and clown through the same bit 
ring again and tied it. By pulling on 
the long end of the rope the horse’s 
mouth is drawn open and the lips are 
drawn in and against the teeth so that 
few horses care to resist it. If more 
purchase should be required, a double 
pulley can be used above and a single 
pulley tied close to the left-hand bit ring 
also, when twice as much power may be 
exerted, but with a corresponding loss 
of time. That is, one cannot catch a 
horse up so quickly with the double 
pulley and therefore it is less desirable 
where quick action is needed. 
The chain-bit and pulley should not be 
used when it is desirable to throw a 
horse for an operation or for some such 
reason. In this case only- the halter 
with the lead rope passed around his 
jaw 7 should be used on the head. Casting 
hobbles should be used on the legs. These 
may be made in the following manner: 
Four stout straps should be secured to 
buckle around each ankle. Those for 
the forelegs should have strong rings at¬ 
tached and the rings should be connected 
with a very short rope with a pulley in 
the center. The strap for the right hind 
ankle should have a ring also, while 
the strap for the left hind ankle 
should have a pulley. Now tie a 
strong rope in the ring of the right hind 
ankle, pass it through the pulley at the 
forelegs and back through the pulley at 
the left-hand ankle. The one to throw 
the horse stands at the animal’s left side 
and w 7 ell forward. Pull quickly and 
energetically on the rope while the at¬ 
tendant brings the horse’s head around 
toward the left side. The feet w 7 ill be 
drawn together and the horse will go 
down easily if properly handled. Don’t 
be slow about throwing him, for if you 
do he will struggle, and be a great deal 
more likely to get hurt or strain himself. 
As soon as the horse is dow 7 n, the at¬ 
tendant should hold his head flat on the 
ground, and you should tie the rope in 
your hands to the short one connecting 
the forefeet, and your horse is ready to 
be operated upon. J. grant morse. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Crooked Colt. 
I have a yearling colt whose hocks 
(hind knees) are getting straight. It 
seems very nimble and active, but those 
hocks ai’e getting straighter and straight- 
er until they almost bend the other way 
now 7 . The pastern-joints are all right. 
The colt has plenty of life and is in toler¬ 
ably good condition. Can this colt be 
cured and what must I do? n. P. L. 
Virginia. 
This colt may have rickets, akin to 
bow legs of children, and chance of re¬ 
covery is poor. Let the animal live an 
outdoor life. Feed an abundance of 
w 7 hole oats, w 7 heat bran and Alfalfa or 
mixed clover hay and in the feed tw’ice 
daily mix one teaspoonful of precipitated 
phosphate of lime, or two of ground bone. 
Increase the amount of phosphate or 
bone as the colt grow’s. Local treatment 
of the hocks will not be likely to do any 
good; but keep the hoofs trimmed to nor¬ 
mal shape and proportion. A. s. A. 
Swellings. 
My horse, standing in stable, has swell¬ 
ing of sheath, which is worse if standing 
two or three days, the swelling going just 
a little along abdomen. He seems to be 
all right otherwise excepting last Spring 
he seemed to have pimples on his left 
shoulder and along his back. I have 
given him salpeter and sulphur; the pim¬ 
ples seemed to go gradually, but the 
swelling continues. A. H. 
New York. 
The condition is due to idleness and 
overfeeding and in most instances we 
also find that the stable is not kept clean 
and is not well ventilated and sufficiently 
light. The horse is in an unhealthy state 
of body and indigestion is a complica¬ 
tion. In some of such cases intestinal 
worms are present and a contributing 
cause. As often advised in these columns 
never allow a horse to stand a single dav 
idle in the stable and w r hen there is no 
work for him to do turn him out in the 
yard or paddock or field and cut down 
the rations. Have the stable perfectly 
ventilated and lighted; also keep it clean 
and disinfected. If possible allow the 
horse in question a box stall in the sta¬ 
ble, and see that he is thoroughly 
groomed once daily. Have his teeth at¬ 
tended to by a veterinarian and feed 
whole oats, wheat bran and mixed clover 
hay. If the swelling of the sheath per¬ 
sists when these changes in management 
have been made, mix together equal parts 
of powdered gentian root, nux vomica, 
saltpeter, fenugreek and dried sulphate 
of iron and give one tablespoonful of the 
mixture in dampened feed, night and 
morning for a week; then skip 10 days 
and repeat. a. s. a. 
Position of the Ears. 
I have a grade Perelieron filly three 
months old, vigorous and growthy. The 
filly, I think, is very well formed and 
all others say the same thing, but I 
think her ears are too far apart. Will 
they be relatively the same when she is 
grow 7 n, or will they then seem nearer to¬ 
gether. G. u. S. 
As a horse ages the fleshy tissues of 
the head tend to absorb or lessen in bulk. 
This is particularly noticeable as con¬ 
cerns the muscles and tissues of the 
cheeks and space between the jaws. The 
fat in the hollow depressions above the 
eyes also absorbs and the cavities deepen. 
The effect of such loss of flesh is to ac¬ 
centuate the bony parts and apparently 
lengthen the head and if that happens the 
ears will appear to be higher up and 
closer together, provided the animal is 
full of vigor and the ears are alert and 
well carried. If the animal is a “lunk¬ 
head,” slow, sluggish and gross the ears 
will be liable to droop and look lower 
down as she ages. On general principles, 
however, we would give it as our opinion 
that very little actual change will be 
likely to take place as regards the pres¬ 
ent position of the ears. A. s. a. 
Dealh of Cow. 
A cow fresh April 10. was taken sick 
May 24 with what seemed to be pa¬ 
ralysis, having little use of her hind 
quarters. The veterinarian sent for 
claimed that the cow had been overfed 
and milked too clean, and that she was 
in a depleted condition. Eighteen hours 
after she was taken sick she died. The 
veterinarian had tied, with string, 
all four teats to keep her from leaking, 
he said. This cow had not been fed more 
than two quarts of bran and two quarts 
of Buffalo creamery feed a day. Is it 
possible to milk a cow too clean? 
Connecticut. h. a. b. 
You must have employed an ignorant 
quack, for no graduate veterinarian 
would make such absurd statements or 
apply such silly and useless treatment. 
Every dairy cow should be milked as 
clean as possible—and in as cleanly a 
way as possible—as soon as her milk is 
fit for use. During the few days after 
calving, when the milk is unfit for use, 
it is best not to milk quite clean, as milk 
fever may be induced by clean milking. 
We cannot say what killed the cow; but 
it is certain that she did not die of clean 
milking, nor would tying the teats have 
any effect other than causing discom¬ 
fort. a. 8 . A. 
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